diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index edf93df..7cdf573 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@
 									<pattern>org.apache.commons.compress</pattern>
 									<shadedPattern>org.janelia.saalfeldlab.org.apache.commons.compress</shadedPattern>
 								</relocation>
+								<relocation>
+									<pattern>com.google.gson</pattern>
+									<shadedPattern>org.janelia.saalfeldlab.com.google.gson</shadedPattern>
+								</relocation>
 							</relocations>
 						</configuration>
 						<!-- binds by default to package phase -->